Here is something on the myelin sheath but I think the
bacteria scenario is a lot more probable;
http://www.unisci.com/stories/0824984.htm
Diseases of the covering of nerve cells -- called the
myelin sheath -- affect hundreds of thousands of
people each year. Multiple sclerosis, which afflicts
nerve cells in the brain, is one of the most well
known. Others can be equally debilitating.
As part of a long-term investigation, researchers at
the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center have
demonstrated for the first time how a biochemical
channel important for the exchange of cell nutrients
links the multiple layers of myelin to the outside
space surrounding it.
The myelin sheath is a unique cellular adaptation
found in most vertebrates. "It's very peculiar in that
it's like a sleeping bag all rolled up around the
axon, the nerve cell inside," remarks Scherer. The
sheath allows for the fast conduction times seen in
higher vertebrates.
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